Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (album)

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Compilation album by James Brown
Released	August 1965 (1965-08) [1]
Recorded	November 11, 1959 – February 1965 [2] [3] [4]
Studio	King Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio) [2] [3] [4] United Studios (Los Angeles, California) Dukoff Studios (Miami, Florida) [3] [4] Arthur Smith Studios (Charlotte, North Carolina) [4]
Genre	R&B
Length	29:19
Label	King
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
Out of Sight (1964) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (1965) James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday (1965)
Singles from Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
"Have Mercy Baby" Released: November 1964 (1964-11) "This Old Heart" Released: February 1965 (1965-02) "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" Released: June 1965 (1965-06)

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag is a compilation album by American musician James Brown. It consists of songs taken from albums throughout his career with King Records. Also included are "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (previously released as a single) and "Have Mercy Baby" (first released on the compilation Good, Good, Twistin' and later as a single). The album was released in 1965, by King. ^{[1] [5]}

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 11, 1965, peaking at No. 26 during a twenty-seven week run on the chart. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Brown; except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Pt. 1)"		2:08
2.	"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Pt. 2)"		2:11
3.	"Mashed Potatoes U.S.A."		2:47
4.	"Cross Firing"		2:28
5.	"Love Don't Love Nobody"	Roy Brown	2:08
6.	"I Stay In the Chapel Every Night"		2:45
7.	"And I Do Just What I Want"		2:29
8.	"This Old Heart"		2:21
9.	"Baby, You're Right"	Joe Tex, James Brown	3:10
10.	"Have Mercy Baby"	Billy Ward	2:16
11.	"You Don't Have To Go"		2:49
12.	"Doin' the Limbo"		2:31

Charts

Chart (1965)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [6]	26

References

1. "iTunes - Music - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown & His Famous Flames". iTunes . Retrieved July 9, 2015.
2. Leeds, Alan (April 2006). The Singles, Volume 1: 1956–1960 (published September 1, 2006). pp. 13–15.
3. Leeds, Alan (December 2006). The Singles, Volume 2: 1960–1963 (published March 27, 2007). pp. 20–21.
4. Leeds, Alan (February 2007). The Singles, Volume 3: 1964–1965 (published June 8, 2007). pp. 19–20.
5. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
6. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2025.